October 24, 2018
ERCOT November IDR Meter Workshop Cancelled
ERCOT announced in a market notice that the previously reported IDR Meter workshop previously scheduled for November 6, 2018 has been cancelled.
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October 23, 2018
New York PSC Approves New Baseload Service Component Under Daily Delivery Service Program Applicable To Marketers At ConEd
The New York PSC approved natural gas tariff filings at Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison or the Company) to establish a Baseload Service under its Daily Delivery Service (DDS) Program, to become effective on November 1, 2018.
October 19, 2018
ERCOT Schedules Workshop On Future Integrated Mass Transition Testing
ERCOT will be hosting a workshop in support of future integrated Mass Transition testing on November 6, 2018.
October 10, 2018
ERCOT To Hold Workshop On Potential Means Of Delivering IDR Meter Data To Support Initial Settlement With Actual Data, Date Updated
On November 6, 2018, ERCOT will hold a workshop to discuss potential means of delivering IDR meter data to support initial settlement with actual data.
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October 9, 2018
EC Infosystems Unveils New Customer Focused Center in Houston, TX
Houston, T.X. – October 09, 2018 – EC Infosystems, a leader in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Billing/Customer Information Solutions (CIS) for companies in the deregulated energy industry , announced the opening of their fourth national office in Houston, Texas.
October 8, 2018
ERCOT Reports Inadvertent Disabling of Contingencies in August Network Operations Model
In a market notice, ERCOT reported that, at 23:56 on August 14, 2018, ERCOT implemented Downstream Production Changes (DPC) to add contingency definitions to the Network Operations Model (2018Aug.L2) that had been requested by a Transmission Service Provider (TSP).
September 26, 2018
Oncor Sets Date For Applying Next Round Of Power Factor Adjustments To Certain ESI IDs In Former Sharyland Territory
Oncor said in a market notice that it will begin applying the next round of power factor adjustments to invoices for all ESI IDs from 290 kW to 700 kW in the former Sharyland service territory during the March 2019 billing cycle.
September 25, 2018
Update: Texas Co-op Disputing Area With AEP Texas Now Says, If Resolution On Dispute Cannot Be Reached, It "Does Not See Any Option" Other Than Transferring Customers Currently Served By REPs
Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Rio Grande or RGEC), which as previously reported recently affirmed in a response to an RFI that it was not seeking to transfer customers away from AEP Texas (and the customers' selected retail electric providers) as a result of the service area dispute, Rio…
September 21, 2018
Texas PUC Staff Recommend Amounts For Assessment On Subject Retail Providers To Fund Internet Broadcast Of PUC Meetings
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed recommended fees to be allocated to retail electric providers and other companies to cover the cost of broadcasting PUCT meetings online for FY 2019.
September 21, 2018
New York Utility Says ESCO Not In Compliance With New Data Security Agreement; ESCO Contests, Seeks Affirmation Utility Won't Initiate Disconnection Procedures
Outside counsel for Plymouth Rock Energy, LLC, in a letter to National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation ("National Fuel"), a copy of which was also filed with the New York PSC in Matter No. 18-M-0376, contested National Fuel's characterization of whether Plymouth Rock Energy is in compliance with a…
September 17, 2018
Crius Energy Signals Cost Reductions Will Exceed Targets
Crius Energy Trust ("Crius Energy", the "Company" or the "Trust") announced that, "it is poised to exceed the high-end of its cost reduction guidance, with a run-rate in excess of $25 million in annualized cost reductions by the end of 2018."
September 14, 2018
Centrica, Direct Energy Parent, Names New Centrica Business Chief Executive
Centrica plc announced the appointment of Richard Hookway as Chief Executive, Centrica Business effective December 1, at which time he will also join the Centrica plc Board.
September 10, 2018
TNMP Sets Date For 2018 Retail Electric Provider Meeting
Texas-New Mexico Power will hold its 2018 Retail Electric Provider meeting on October 9 (reception) and October 10 (meeting) in League City, Texas
September 5, 2018
CenterPoint-TDU Sets Date For Competitive Retailer Workshop
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric issued a Save The Date for its 2018 Competitive Retailer workshop, to be held November 14, 2018 in Galveston
August 29, 2018
RESA Asks New York PSC To Establish Cybersecurity Working Group
The Retail Energy Supply Association requested that the New York Public Service Commission establish a Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) modeled after the current EDI Collaborative.
August 28, 2018
Walmart ESCO Seeks Exception To NY Data Security Requirements, Noting Only Data Is Its Own Customer Information
Texas Retail Energy (TRE), a subsidiary of Walmart Inc. and a registered ESCO which self-supplies Walmart, requested that the New York PSC grant it an exception to the new Data Security Agreement (DSA) being required by the utilities, noting that, with service limited to self-supply, the data…
August 28, 2018
AEP Texas Schedules Annual REP Workshop
AEP Texas Competitive Retailer Relations announced that its 2018 competitive retailer (CR) Social and Workshop will be held Tuesday, October 16th (Social) and Wednesday, October 17th (Workshop), 2018 in Corpus Christi, Texas
August 27, 2018
New York PSC Secretary Denies Extension Of Cyber Security ESCO Self-Attestation, Data Security Agreement Deadline
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied a request from the National Energy Marketers Association to extend the deadlines for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) to execute the Self-Attestation and Data Security Agreement (DSA) required by the joint utilities under a "business-to-business" process…
July 20, 2018
BGE Said To Reach Consensus With Parties On Most Prepaid Pilot Issues, Two Supplier Issues Sent To PSC For Disposition
Baltimore Gas & Electric has informed the Maryland PSC that it has reached consensus on most outstanding issues related to its proposed prepaid pilot for electric and dual-fuel customers, with three issues outstanding and presented to the PSC for final disposition, two of which concern retail…
July 18, 2018
New York DPS Staff Schedules Stakeholder Meeting On ESCO Cybersecurity Issues, Self-Attestation, DSAs
New York Department of Public Service Staff will convene a stakeholder meeting on Thursday July 26, 2018 to discuss cyber security issues raised in Case 18-M-0376 – Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Cyber Security Protocols and Protections in the Energy Market Place.
June 25, 2018
ESCO Says Sought New York Utility Data Security Agreements Only Lowers Utility Liability While Not Addressing Real Risks; Alleges Deficiencies In Utility Websites
Empire Natural Gas Corporation submitted comments to the New York PSC concerning proposed Data Security Agreements (DSA) and other cybersecurity requirements that utilities are seeking to impose on ESCOs, with Empire Natural Gas alleging that the proposals would merely lower utilities' liability…
June 15, 2018
Oncor To Apply Power Factor Adjustment To Invoices For Certain Former Sharyland ESI IDs
Oncor informed retail electric providers in a market notice that, "Oncor will begin applying the power factor adjustment to invoices for all ESI IDs greater than 700 kW in the former Sharyland service territory during the August 2018 billing cycle."
June 15, 2018
New York PSC Opens Proceeding On ESCO Cyber Security Issues, Liability Insurance
The New York PSC commenced a proceeding to address cyber security protections concerning ESCO and utility data exchanges
June 11, 2018
New York Utilities Oppose "Delay" In New Data Security Agreements, Liability Insurance For ESCOs
The joint New York utilities have urged the New York PSC to not delay the ongoing expedited process for entering new Data Security Agreements (DSAs) and Vendor Risk Assessments (VRAs) with ESCOs and EDI vendors by imposing new timelines or proceedings that delay, "this vital effort."
June 6, 2018
ERCOT To Post List, Contact Info Of Retail Providers Seeking To Acquire Books Of Business From Other REPs
ERCOT in a recent market notice stated that stakeholders and Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) Staff have requested that ERCOT create and maintain a list of Competitive Retailer (CR) contact information (Acquisition Transfer Contact List) on ERCOT’s public website that would include…